Sheep - AgRIS

Table 4.2 continued.......
SI. Breeds Sex Body weight Body length Height at Chest girth
No. withers
C. Eastern Region
1. Chottanagpuri M 19.48±0.12 52.70±0.23 54.51±0.41 71.12±0.61
(21) (21) (21) (21)
F 19.76±0.12 52.31±0.16 54.46±0.78 75.03±0.61
(429) (429) (429) (429)
2. Shahabadi M 37.98±0.62 51.38±0.40 61.00±0.12 85.00±0.37
(30) (30) (30) (30)
F 21.01±0.13 58.63±0.45 58.73±0.15 70.55±0.45
(420) (420) (420) (420)
3. Balangir M 23.60±1.06 56.50±2.12 63.00±0.35 61.25±1.14
(4) (4) (4) (4)
4. Ganjam
5. Tibetan
6. Bonpala
D. Northern Temperate Region
F 17.85±0.19 53.24±0.26 62.54±0.28 57.66±0.28
(180) (180) (180) (180)
1. Gaddi M 2.52±0.05 7.44±0.20 10.81±0.35 14.29±0.38
(162) (109) (51) (38)
F 26.59±1.9 57.45±1.21 56.14±1.10 70.42±2.04
(468) (574) (574) (574)
2. Rampur Bushair M 28.84±0.21 62.33±0.21 59.05±0.22 67.97±0.22
(46) (46) (46) (46)
3. Bhakarwal
4. Poonchi
F 25.38±0.25 59.55±0.23 57.83±0.28 65.92±0.31
(162) (162) (162) (162)
5. Karnah M 40 72 70 102
(48)
6. Gurez
7. Kashmir Merino
F 29 59 59 70
(37) (62) (63) (75)
8. Changthangi M 38.64±0.57 76.0±0.77 69.0±0.71 97.5±1.28
(51) (51) (51) (51)
M = Male, F = Female
F 34.0±0.62 75.2±0.89 67.0±0.65 89.0±0.80
(43) (43) (43) (43)
Table 4.3 Fleece characters of Indian breeds of sheep
SI. Breeds 6 months Staple Fibre Medullation Dersity
No. Fleece Length Diameter
(Kg) (cm) (µ) (%) (cm 2 )
A. North Western region:
1. Chokla 1.37±0.01 4.70±0.07 28.22±0.20 24.01±0.62 1008.7±46.5
(5919) (655) (720) (656) (24)
2. Nali 1.46±0.16 8.31±0.14 34.92±0.69 30.74±0.40 271.33±37.28
(702) (604) (935) (374) (72)
3. Marwari 0.89±0.02 6.56±0.05 36.93±0.16 65.18±1.66 17.14±11.7
(441) (343) (406) (406) (294)
4. Magran 1.09±0.002 5.81±0.02 32.45±0.35 8.29±0.39
(833) (851) (995) (968)
5. Jaisalmeri 0.77±0.07 6.46 39.1±2.76 64.1±3.1
(28) (35) (35)
6. Pugal 0.80±0.02 5.71±0.04 35.13±1.00 61.86±0.62
(72) (513) (524) (524)
7. Malpura 0.54±0.04 5.60±0.0001 41.95±0.37 71.84±0.17 626.25±28.4
(322) (331) (453) (363) (24)
8. Sonadi 0.45±0.01 4.58±0.27 52.65±1.77 88.15±2.1 618.77±50.33
(656) (60) (143) (60) (60)
9. Patanwadi 0.628±0.087 8.51±0.09 31.95±0.26 29.88±0.95 957.8±17.0
(195) (452) (452) (452) (452)
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